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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Funny thing --- my kids have been watching Leave it to Beaver on Netflix and in one of the episodes, I heard Ward and June lamenting that competitiveness started before high school to get into college and do well in sports.

Kind of interesting that we think of this is some new issue when it was being discussed on a tv show set in the late 50's/early 60's/[/quote]
The word isn't new, but how it plays out certainly reaches new heights every year. Ask any seasoned teacher.[/quote]

Nope, it wasn't just the word it was the concept.  It was actually mentioned in 2 episodes, one in regards to academics and the race to get ready for college pre high school and then another reference to how competitive Baseball was an how Little League wasn't like it used to be.  Even caught some lines with Wally lamenting high school as competitive.

So no, things didn't get more competitive.  What has changed has been the ease with which parents find out about and share information about their fight to be competitive.[/quote]

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